Learning from Great Speakers

研究计划的第一阶段已于今年展开。这包括分析公共演讲中修辞技巧的使用，采用罗兰（2019）的12类语言策略。第一项研究的重点是日本活动人士（石井直子、伊藤细织、片山善娜和辻之）用英语发表演讲。对他们的演讲进行定性分析（在录音之后），得出了几个重要的发现。首先，四位演讲者（两位有经验的和两位新手）在他们的演讲中经常使用修辞技巧。其次，两位经验丰富的演讲者更多地使用了互动RTs。第三，更简单的RTs，如平行结构和重复，被更频繁地使用。第四，所有四位演讲者都使用了RTs组合来开始他们的演讲，通常包括反问句来吸引听众的参与。最后，反讽是使用最少的rt。这项研究的结果发表在国际学术期刊上，这篇文章现在正在考虑作为一本书的章节出版。调查结果也在两个主要的国际会议上传播。这项初步研究将作为未来对其他公共演讲者的研究的平台，最终将用于创建“向伟大的演讲者学习”（LGS）网站，以促进高水平英语学生（HES）的英语教学。

Stage 1 of the research project was carried out this year. This involved analyzing the use of rhetorical techniques in public speeches, employing Rowland's (2019) twelve categories of language strategies. The focus of the first study was on Japanese activists (Naoko Ishii, Shiori Ito, Seena Katayama, and Shiina Tsuyuki) delivering speeches in English. A qualitative analysis of their speeches (after being transcribed yielded several important findings. Firstly, all four speakers (two experienced and two novice speakers) utilized rhetorical techniques (RTs) frequently throughout their speeches. Secondly, interactive RTs were utilized more by the two experienced speakers. Thirdly, simpler RTs, such as parallel structure and repetition, were utilized more frequently. Fourthly, all four speakers utilized a combination of RTs to begin their speeches, typically including rhetorical questions to solicit audience involvement. Finally, irony was the least utilized RT.The findings from this study were published in an international academic journal, and the article is now being considered for publication as a book chapter. The findings were also disseminated at two major international conferences.This initial study will serve as a platform for future studies on other public speakers, which will ultimately feed into the creation of the Learning from Great Speakers (LGS) website to facilitate greater English instruction for High-level English-speaking students (HES).